I want to revive something Teju Cole used to do on birbsite: everyone post photos of whatever's blooming around you, tagged with #florespondence and where you are. Please boost and take part. Making it a reply to me is optional but I'll always enjoy florespondence from all over. Here are the #Seattle daffodils that prompted me to get things started.

@nein09 I feel like it's a contribution to this year's City Council election campaigns. And frankly the way those go might have as much influence over my desire to stay in Seattle or leave as next year's national one.

[context for anyone wondering: a hyped hour long cable tv on special on homelessness in Seattle, which quickly made it clear that it was only interested in the homeless in as much as their presence troubles the currently-housed and business owners]

Shitposting, Inspirational Terrorism, and the Christchurch Mosque Massacre Show more

"This manifesto is a trap itself, laid for journalists searching for the meaning behind this horrific crime. There is truth in there, and valuable clues to the shooter’s radicalization, but it is buried beneath a great deal of, for lack of a better word, 'shitposting'"